For Us, Every Month is MS Month

Jake,

Absolutely correct.  Those of us living with MS do not need a special week to become more aware of our disease, nor do we need to wait for one month during which to educate ourselves.  For me, the education process is ongoing.

Perhaps the challenge is spreading that knowledge and awareness to society at large who may not recognize nor understand the unpredictable and less-than uniform disease we live with every day.

I find both you and Mandy to be inspirational and informative.  You teach me things and get me to thinking in a slightly different way.  I appreciate that greatly and I appreciate how you both share so much of your lives here with us.

Thanks, Lisa

P.S. Is there a Caregiver's Awareness Month?  I honestly don't know and will need to look that up. 

I applaude you for your support and tenacity as a caregiver.

Although I am no longer with my husband who was diagnosed

with relapsing-remitting MS when in his 50s, I did not leave

him because of his condition.  He chose to not even attempt

to accept his condition and remained stuck in denial.  Although

we built a fully handicapped-accessible new home, he refused

until his second stroke which forced him into the position, to

tke advantage of that which we had planned together.

Karen